The Homeland Security Department has already been at the center of unprecedented government shutdown history this year, here's why this recent lone agency impasse could be different from others.

Congress is withholding funds from the Department of Homeland Security over immigration enforcement concerns. But ICE remains flush with cash.

Roughly 120,000 Department of Homeland Security employees are working without pay as Democrats and the White House remain at odds over funding the department — and the bulk of those missing checks do not work in immigration enforcement, according to internal numbers compiled by the Trump administration and shared with Semafor.

The president also promised to expand the type of retirement savings account currently available to federal employees to the general public.

And the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ), which oversees everything from airport security to drug busts, has been shut down since February 14th, after lawmakers failed to agree on a funding deal.

The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends — and the public probably won’t notice much of a change.

The funding standoff remained steady over Homeland Security funding while other issues, like possible conflict with Iran, tariffs and the State of the Union, threaten to sideline a deal.

There’s no end in sight for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown as both sides point fingers while seemingly moving no closer to a resolution. The Senate left town on Thursday after Democrats decided against supporting a stopgap spending bill over concerns that talks about the full-year funding measure haven’t advanced far enough.

Employees are finding ways to save on commuting and child care costs, while DHS agencies say their operations are suffering.